Sera Masumi smiled and continued to ask:
"By the way, I heard that the kid named Conan lives in the house of classmate Maori. Is this true?"
"Well...that's right." Mao Lilan nodded.
“It’s so great~”
Sera Masumi took two steps forward, "Can I go to your house to play?"
ah? Is Sera-san looking for Conan?
Mao Lilan was a little confused for a moment, but she quickly replied: "No problem, but... Conan is going camping with Dr. A Li tomorrow, so I don't know if he is still at home."
"no problem, no problem……"
Sera Masumi didn't mind this at all.
Although the process was not very pleasant, she was very satisfied with being able to contact a few people smoothly.
On the side, Suzuki Sonoko looked at her with curiosity, but she had to attend a cocktail party with Suzuki Tomoko after going back today, so she could only regret saying goodbye to the two of them at the intersection.
…
Office, 2nd floor.
Mao Lilan turned the handle and pushed the door open.
Sera Masumi followed closely behind and said to Mouri Kogoro who was sitting behind the desk:
"Is Conan here?"
He is in the uniform of Didan High School, has a neutral voice but is wearing a skirt. I have never seen him before... Is he Xiaolan's new friend?
Mouri Kogoro looked at Sera Masumi for a few seconds:
"Are you looking for Conan? That boy just left."
"What? Did you just... go to that doctor's house?" Sera Masaki couldn't remember the surname 'Ali', so he had to refer to him as 'doctor'.
"Well, that's right..."
Mouri Kogoro looked at Sera Masumi in a daze, with a slightly surprised expression:
"He said he was going to go camping early tomorrow morning, so today he and a few other little ghosts will spend the night at the doctor's house..."
"No, how could it be such an unlucky thing!" Sera Masaki scratched his hair in annoyance, feeling that he had missed the truth again.
"Xiaolan, who is this girl?" Mouri Kogoro was confused.
Mao Lilan explained: "This is a new classmate in our class, Sera Masumi. She just transferred here not long ago, and she is also a detective."
detective?
"...That's right." Mouri Kogoro nodded, and then said to Sera Masumi: "Then do you know me, the famous detective Moori Kogoro?"
"know."
Sera Masumi nodded, looked at Mouri Kogoro with a particularly bright look, and seemed to be thinking about something, and said: "When I check the news in Japan online, I often see your name."
"Search online?" Mouri Kogoro was startled.
Seeing this, Mao Lilan explained: "Classmate Shiliang has been living in the United States before."
"Oh——" Mouri Kogoro suddenly realized.
Sera Masumi looked at Maori Ran and smiled, then looked away: "Detective Maori, is that Edogawa Conan always by your side every time you solve a case?"
"Well, you are right to say that..."
Mouri Kogoro looked at Sera Masumi with a happy expression on his face, and couldn't help but be a little confused... This girl seemed to care about Conan particularly.
At this time, Mao Lilan suddenly suggested: "Classmate Shiliang, how about asking my father to tell you some stories about solving crimes?"
"Well - as a detective, I really want to ask for advice."
Sera Masumi held her chin with one hand while thinking, and then as if she had made up her mind, she stepped to the door, turned back to look at the two of them, and showed a sly smile on her face:
"But let's do it next time. When Conan is around, let me enjoy it~"
"Then, please tell the three of us about the case in detail."
As the sound came, the door of the office opened, and three middle-aged women appeared in front of them.
With expressions of excitement or anticipation on their faces, they introduced themselves as they walked into the house.
The first person to speak was named Guangjing Jewelry.
She is obese and wears a pink jumpsuit, which makes her look feigned.
The second one is named Erping Chunxia.
She is a thin woman, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses. Compared with the former, her eyes behind the lenses reveal a shrewd light.
Yuchi Shinobu is of medium build and the shortest among the three.
She has curly gray hair. If it weren't for her age, if she had been a few decades behind, she would definitely have a very unique personality among the middle-aged teenagers with bursts of hormones.
As soon as the three people entered the office, they immediately occupied the space in front of the door.
Sera Masumi retreated to the sofa and listened to the three people continuing:
"The three of us are all female writers who met on SNS. We came to visit because we were told that we could listen to the Maori detective's lecture today."
"SNS...come to visit me? What is that?" Mouri Kogoro was confused.
“Social Network Service…”
Shiliang Zhenchun Science Popularization said:
"It is also commonly known as social network service. It refers to a platform provided through the Internet, on which individual users can be created to share information, establish connections and interact and share with other users."
"That's right..."
Mouri Kogoro nodded as if he understood, but he was still a little strange in his heart. How could these people he met on the Internet suddenly come to his door and want to hear what he had to say?
Is it an online activity?
But he did not receive a similar call.
"Didn't you hear Zeli mention it?" Erping Chunxia asked.
Mouri Kogoro scratched his hair, with an awkward smile on his face: "Maybe I accidentally forgot..."
Did you agree to it online?
But... in fact, let alone SNS, a certain tool person didn't even know how to surf the Internet on a computer.
Mao Lilan knew that she had heard the names of some mystery writers, so she couldn't help but ask:
"Is the Sawali you are talking about Miss Sawali Weihong, the mystery writer who passed away last month?"
"Yes..." Mitsui Jewelry said: "She was also a friend we met on SNS, but the person who invited us here today is her brother."
She just finished speaking.
Another man who looked about 40 years old walked into the office.
He has medium gray-brown hair and a thin, angular face. I wonder if it is because he has not shaved, but he gives off a sense of determination despite his slump.
"Mr. Zeli Xun, Mr. Mori seems to have forgotten that we are coming to visit him..."
Guangjing Jewelry turned his head and said hello.
Ze Lixun had a slightly ferocious expression. After laughing a few times, he suddenly took out a pistol from his arms. As if to prove that it was a real gun, he aimed directly at the ceiling and pulled the trigger without even thinking.
Poof!
The sound of gunfire echoed inside the office.
Everyone's expressions fell into a dull state.
Ze Lixun pointed the gun at several people again and said sadly:
"Of course, because I didn't make an appointment with him that you would come to visit today."
(End of chapter)
